COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT

Our first national labor law, the Railway Labor Act (RLA) has governed labor-management relations on the airlines and common-carrier railroads since 1926. Although significantly different in its approach from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the RLA is predominantly concerned with settlement of labor disputes through collective bargaining, an ongoing process involving unions and management. The RLA establishes clear statutory guidelines for bargaining between carriers and unions to establish new contracts. The Act compels labor and management to meet and confer about wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment. There also is a duty to bargain in good faith. This paper discusses collective bargaining under the RLA in three sections. Section I, The Railway Labor Act Negotiating Process, examines (A) requirements of the RLA, (B) procedural steps in major disputes, (C) procedural steps in minor disputes, (D) the role of the National Mediation Board, (E) mandatory bargaining subjects, and (F) the duty to bargain in good faith. Section II, Settlement of Disputes, discusses (A) settlement of major and minor disputes, (B) self-help after impasse, and (C) strikes, boycotts, and injunctions. Section III, The RLA and the Future of Transportation, concludes the paper.

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  University of Denver College of Law

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  Denver, CO  United States  80220
• Authors:
  • Thoms, W E
  • Dooley, F J
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 275-291
• Serial:
  • Transportation Law Journal
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: University of Denver College of Law
  • ISSN: 0049-450X
  • Serial URL: https://www.law.du.edu/transportation-law-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collective bargaining; Disputes; Labor negotiations; Labor relations; Strikes
• Identifier Terms: Railway Labor Act
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00625634
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1993 12:00AM